EVER - Earnings call transcript Q1 2021

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Operator

Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us for the First Quarter 2021 EverQuote Earnings Call. With me today is Jayme Mendal, CEO of EverQuote; and John Wagner, CFO of EverQuote.

During the call, we will make statements related to our business that may be considered forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, including statements concerning our financial guidance for the second quarter and full year 2021, our growth strategy, our plans to execute on our growth strategy, key initiatives, our investments in the business, the growth levers we expect to drive our business, our ability to maintain existing and acquire new customers, our recent acquisition and interest or ability to acquire other companies, our goals for integrations and other statements regarding our plans and prospects Forward-looking statements may be identified with words and phrases such as we expect, we believe, we intend, we anticipate, we plan, may, upcoming and similar words and phrases. These statements reflect our views only as of today and should not be considered our views as of any other subsequent date. obligation required or by any statements, these disclaim as except law. specifically to revise update forward-looking We

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Jayme Mendal

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John Wagner

We're our results then and for for provide second above range the first the start key guidance by quarter XXXX everyone. guidance metrics. our pleased to solid results, for performance report for quarter all discussing our Jayme, high and you, guidance end first and financial afternoon, year financial with Thank full updated or our at the I'll good quarter XXXX.

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Operator

[Operator the of Oppenheimer. Instructions] Your Kelly with Jed first line question is from

Jed Kelly

with it the John, around mid-XXs like year, despite comps, provide look would just guess color? to one margins just also the into acquisitions? then, with direct guidance. success half that I then contract I appetite does your consumer, of year-over-year. question back at for and easing Jayme, increase the looks you of the and When it decelerates the guidance Can looks that some VMM little further Crosspointe a the And

John Wagner

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impact in the to of year. half of direct the back are reflecting health, So the the consumer primarily within we

Jayme Mendal

second And We're last the above accelerated maybe progress our XX pleased spoke open answer We period. integration call short very And in address to about QX yes. months health is, the the good It with in then, of plan perform Jed, continued in QX. XX, by your Medicare acquisition. we've during through the question, the general enrollment in Crosspointe. performance a the to is XX, sentiment probably and the well

remain to think next function for existing we in acquisitions and have about execute our the acceleration continuing our and of active efforts market of the can think our serve as strategy, I surveilling strategy, increasing opportunity. So that confidence against we that sort we

Jed Kelly

John, just more, And a just follow-up. one

XQ, execution VMM autos? being by or vertical driven Just expansion driven on driving and that? home that what's more margins the in and Is year-over-year the that in being the by life is

John Wagner

really autos. coming in strong We've into demand primarily Yes, seen QX. to in the continue remain execution autos

bid, traffic. especially providers to high performing continue We to willing see for

the of back the XXXX, in of that continued seen half dynamic into So some we XXXX. saw we've

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Operator

with is next Canaccord. line the from Your Michael Graham question of

Michael Graham

request consumers. could I request per and just to consumer that, if kind And ask higher your wanted it's that bringing intent great go clear just like another on you traffic question of the with revenue you're quote versus some things volume. share, the wonder initiatives in quote doing

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about talk the maybe of open So can on and of the is next couple we've changing? in past? sort of the relative times. But what how seasonality changing seasonality year a how just you comment mentioned is business enrollment seen year business of You to just this the the

Jayme Mendal

levels is the first question I'll take the per what request. elevated of revenue of part quote the driving around

able One is things to you that and to value that it. number of refer drive each connections per connections. are make two And we the the those number consumer, there two as of of is then decompose If kind coverage. we're metric, of the

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John Wagner

kind year. Mike, we're on what And color the as the give move of implying can we more guidance I a and through little

us, QX balanced -- from be volume been agency role. then requests is in that little the have But year, historically and request around continue our health, a actually in volume again, quote terms QX, a have is revenue new should move comps as as role. see for in larger that it for attainable are the and with in play seasonal so we QX has you of then that weak reference quote do of health kind of we more driven very QX you and growth getting we quarter And primarily vertical through it's plays quote into QX, requests a quarter through the DTC what of the to will And driven P&C, well. QX you growth we strong request. initiative think primarily again, QX, where by in increasing think There For a pattern growth. is quote per an

so And the how the for year for you guidance guided that see and you QX. can if at we've look in

QX, as request. as as we really, through So you that request simply revenue should roll into per quote volume QX, has both quota it's more monetization There's the higher agency per revenue benefit model. well see DTC in approach from because

see quota And revenue as so per you'll QX in some request expansion in well.

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Operator

the of with from is Josey Ron Securities. next Your question line JMP

Ron Josey

I overall into a the a RPQR. wanted wanted of little to bit about traffic about QR the bit dive But XQ a verified pipeline and get we've more more mentioned a network. to and had you ask year strong little the realizing I little -- Jayme, bit comps and a hardest talked partner network.

this think just front, details of other or maybe then a you verticals question. overall. is in about process the acquisition, think this a relatively else? growth, life. in the and more acquisitions a non-auto new it DXCA bit you product little you can or acceleration to When that when Jayme, because I in the you're happened traffic follow-up and perhaps about the different business acquisition provide type the to think is this about thinking something on as going home how here, verticals a prior on maybe quarter Just contribution forward? Just breakdown And the more

Jayme Mendal

the Network, question, to expansion So the continued platform. it earnest growth launched And we're that Partner It first describing offerings script and within XXXX. of in in in your in contributed what the XXXX is XXXX. meaningful Verified product Ron, in really

who There a it, if with is elevated have companies, websites media what with back, step publishers, you there to insurance. are take right of start. levels the intent for users bunch is So maybe of out a place

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Ron Josey

M&A the does. question… And on It then Yes.

Jayme Mendal

M&A else? was types second question to for or can the it me. we of the maybe you respect With targets something for what be just would question Was around and clarify around looking

Ron Josey

think that life a by to using call just are thinking verticals I like that which for else way Just about business -- the here more the non-auto and health? even sort as way accelerate DXCA wondering or up how your new sort and build M&A of yes, if further is forward mentioned years, of the you you maybe on

Jayme Mendal

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the is above our or at to revenue goal XX% billion time get cross Our we non-auto of $X revenue. up of by

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Operator

next the Ralph is from line of Your Schackart with Blair. question William

Ralph Schackart

prepared Jayme, few carrier growth, remarks, last agent about not on during quarters. gave is XX% then updated spend seen in side, talked any the the on think the so stats which some you the or you about have for I and reduction

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Jayme Mendal

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Ralph Schackart

I advertising Maybe brand and calls, could. some more, testing In new if about investments prior one in TV. talked channels channels you such and as

on Just versus, are investments love to expectations? updated guess, get your going some how thoughts these I

Jayme Mendal

performance, agencies. So directly as test. finding pertains we into We're to particularly of driving our it pockets continue to traffic

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Operator

Aaron of line the from is question next Your with James. Kessler Raymond

Aaron Kessler

up, year in deeper about following talked a carrier lot last just lot integrations XXXX. of and you made obviously Maybe progress a

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Jayme Mendal

start the with integration piece. I'll

of carriers the So of advertisers. click completed all a deep to with prefill we've journey direct get for integrated sort our

two about bifurcate the journey we into shopping As what's think paths. sort we next, of

online You've the path. got

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John Wagner

in higher coming landscape. Then higher on terms always We're And where is to of as I'd that I parse Aaron, that see referenced we specifically it's well. in display that's traffic search that from costs seeing hard would as in whether well costs. say QX. on -- the competitive

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Operator

I'm sorry it, I with next Mayank mispronounce and question, is Your if Needham. Tandon

Mayank Tandon

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Jayme Mendal

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Mayank Tandon

about you ask to on you John, then terms levers that, wanted about are that Could you model key a what leverage quick have the of that yes, term? and the you've that be term EBITDA you goals. think, to near on short to OpEx EBITDA? the And longer line the long as long would focus talked follow-up, both in So try some I term, on the of points XX%, also helpful. to term, maybe, I maybe talk XX% term get

John Wagner

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Operator

JPMorgan. is Your the line next from Doug from Anmuth question of

Dae Lee

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John Wagner

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Jayme Mendal

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Dae Lee

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Jayme Mendal

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Operator

with Your next line of from the question Rose Ben Road. is Battle

Ben Rose

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Jayme Mendal

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Ben Rose

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Jayme Mendal

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Operator

like now for call to turn would management closing back over remarks. to I the

Jayme Mendal

Thank on today. joining you. XXXX Well, outlook thank you We bullish all and remainder us pleased beyond. our with remain QX again for for the of performance. We're our

on an online to after I operational for moves become our our the quarter in vision industry digital the investments our with one with in growth by balance using distribution the confident shift trillion billion as into And platforms. execution, the backdrop, We more $X consistent and technology personalized. is early And are execution largest insurance quarter that insurance ability innings methodical our of to spend as make of industry will $XXX team new strength laser I'm focused affordable our insurance strategy, increasingly insurance that of in encouraged data of with defining the online. simpler, to continued policies am EverQuote by age. source EverQuote our the become company and and

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Operator

today's participating. conclude does conference. That you Thank for

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EverQuote (EVER) 4 May 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript